Pizza Margherita
 
How to make this classic Italian pizza at home!
Ingredients
For the pizza:
  • 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
  • ¼ cup (60ml) water (100°F) for yeast
  • ½ teaspoon sugar
  • 2½ cups (315g) all purpose or bread flour
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup + 3 tablespoons (105ml) water if using all purpose flour, ½ cup + 2 tablespoons water (155ml) if using bread flour
  • Tomato sauce, to taste
  • Mozzarella, to taste
Method
Prepare the pizza:
  1. Put yeast in the water and sprinkle sugar over the water in a large bowl, then stir. Wait until the yeast hisses/becomes foamy/rises (this should be about ten minutes). If your yeast does not do this then it is not fresh and cannot be used. Mix in the flour, salt, oil, the rest of the water. Put the dough onto the counter top and begin to knead it for around six minutes, or less if using an electric mixer with a dough hook attachment. Roll the dough into spheres and place into a bowl covered with cling wrap or a towel. Let it rise for two hours in a warm place, and then divide it into two pieces. You can check if the dough rose enough by poking it. If it doesn't spring back up then it rose enough. Roll the dough into spheres again and place back into the covered bowl to rise for an hour. Flatten and press down center of the dough on a piece of parchment paper oiled with olive oil. Bake at 350°F for about 25 minutes, or until the bottom is browned and the cheese is melted.
Recipe by IronWhisk at http://www.ironwhisk.com/2011/10/a-blogger-vs-a-pizza-a-motivational-story/